The English film and theater actor, producer and screenwriter Roger Moore was glorified by his performance of the role of James Bond. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire "Commander (CBE)", "Knight Commander (KBE)" with the title of Knight.
Sir Roger George Moore was born in 1927 in London on October 14. The child in the family of a policeman and a housewife was the only one.
Winding path to the cinema world
The boy entered Battersea Grammar School. Due to the outbreak of war, education continued at the school of Dr. Challonera. Further studies took place at the College of Rev. Bedda and the University of Durham. The institution of the future famous artist left.
At eighteen, Moore went to the army. He completed his service as captain. During his stay there, Roger commanded a small depot in West Germany.
Shortly before demobilization, he was transferred at the request of director Hearst to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. There, the future performer met his future filming colleague Lois Maxwell. She played the role of Manipenny until 1985.
Moore's film debut took place in the late forties. He was an extras. Seventeen-year-old Roger played in the episode "Caesar and Cleopatra" in 1945. He met on the set with childhood idol Stuart Granger. Later he worked on the film "Wild Goose".
Since the early fifties, Moore has been a model for print advertising. He advertised knitwear and toothpaste. Then came the statement of Roger as an actor. The most famous at that time of his appearance on the screen was the pilot release of the Detective Living Room program on May 27, 1950.
After the MGM contract, filming began. True, they did not bring much success. Then Moore decided to switch to television. He became the hero of the series "Aivengo." The super-version of Scott's work was the reason for inviting the debutant to Alaska.
Star roles
He also played in the "Maverick" cousin of the lead character, Brett Maverick, who arrived from England. In 1960, the painting "Holy." Playing the role of Simon Templar brought Moore worldwide fame and became a turning point in his biography. In the film adaptation of the work of Leslie Charteris, the role was originally intended for Sean Connery.
The series went on until 1969. It was then shown in the USA. The project was among the most popular paintings. In working on the image, Moore created his own style of art, which he brilliantly used in the implementation of the role of Bond. The actor starred in the continuation of the series. Several episodes were shown in color in 1967. After a successful start, the actor starred in six seasons and almost two hundred episodes.
In the company of Tony Curtis, Roger again rose to the pinnacle of fame. They played in the series "Persuasion Masters." Another name for the project is "Extra Class Lovers". In the story, a pair of playboy millionaires travels across Europe in search of adventure.
After playing the role, Moore was recognized as the highest paid television actor in the world. There are several versions of the appearance of Moore in Bondian. According to one of them, the creator of Agent Fleming called him a candidate.
He saw the artist in the "Holy" and immediately offered his candidacy in the very first film of the series. Only terms prevented. However, in reality, the artist received an offer in 1967. At the same time, the director was afraid that the image of the Saint would interfere with the perception of the actor as Bond.
The approval of the new artist took place on the part of 1973 "Live and Let Die." He gained popularity for more than ten years as Agent 007. Moore became the most "long-playing" Bond in the entire long history of filming.
The performer played in a legendary image until 1985. After the completion of Bondiana, the filming activity of the Mura artist continued. However, he did not have more star roles. The artist completely stopped working on the screen in April 2009.
